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Table 3 Incidence of intraoperative and postoperative complications and actions taken (N = 67)

From: Ultrasound-guided totally implantable venous access ports via the right innominate vein: a new approach for patients with breast cancer

Complications

No. (%)

Actions taken

Artery perforated

1 (1.5)

Self-limited

Catheter-related infection

1 (1.5)

Antibiotics and port removal

Fibrin formation

2 (3.0)

Thrombolysis and port removal

Total

4 (6.0)